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felon1 definition

felon (fel′ən)

noun

  1. Obsolete a villain
  2. Law a person guilty of a major crime; criminal

Etymology: ME < OFr < ML felo, earlier fello < ?

adjective

Old Poet. wicked; base; criminal
felon2 definition

felon (fel′ən)

noun

a painful abscess or infection at the end of a finger or toe, near the nail; whitlow

Etymology: ME < ? same base as felon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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